The silver one is the exact same way, maybe even a teeny tiny bit more opaque than the gold one! If that's not what you are looking for, maybe you can just get a total refund and be done with the whole thing? I'm trying to be Little Miss Anti-Enabler!
Also for all of you who are really tempted by the blush: Ask yourself a couple of questions: Do you already have Ring of Saturn MB? If yes, do you use it so much that you wish you had a matte version or a version that was a little softer and easier to buff in? Also, do you wish you had a Beauty Powder that was similar to Forever Marilyn but maybe a little bit pinker and deeper (just a little bit)? If you answered yes to all of these, you probably will be interested in the blush, but if these questions make you say "OK, whatever", then you could skip the blush and not feel like you missed something supernaturally great. I keep trying to talk myself out of the blush, but it's pretty tempting to me personally. However, with all the blushes I already have, it's the sort of thing that's a little hard for me to justify, just because I could already get the same look more or less. That compact is gorgeous, though and it'd be a great blush to wear all summer and fall - it's the sort of product you could wear every single day very easily because it's versatile and subtle.